New Arena Won’t Host Exhibition: Alabama’s new Coleman Coliseum is slated to open on October 15 as scheduled, and will officially open to the public when the Crimson Tide open the season on November 15 against Miami of Ohio. But fans won’t be able to view the first competition of its existence, as they will scrimmage Western Kentucky on November 5 in a game that won’t be open to the public. The back gym of Coleman will be used early on and could be used for the scrimmage if the main floor is not ready. [10/06/05]